When I planned my trip to San Francisco in early March, I hadn’t even considered the fact that I’d be visiting during Easter! I’m not in any way religious, but my family has always acknowledged the holiday just as we…
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Month in Review: March 2016
With the passing of March and the onset of spring, things are pretty cheery around here. Not that anything went terribly awry in March, but the changing of seasons always seems to bring good (and often unexpected) things, and I…
Spring Days in San Francisco
Greetings from Fog City and happy Friday, everyone! My week in San Francisco has so far been a blur of friends (furry and otherwise), food, and gloriously sunny days. I’ve had a blast catching up with my buddies and meeting…
Packing for a Week in San Francisco
In just under a week, I’ll be returning to one of my absolute favorite cities in the entire world, San Francisco! I’ll be spending a week with old friends from college and even a few from my year living in…
Why I Travel
“You lived in the Bay Area for how long and you never crossed the Golden Gate Bridge?” It’s a tale as old as time, really. You spend so long in one place that you begin to take for granted the…
Month in Review: September 2014
I can hardly believe September has already come and gone. What a crazy month it has been. I experienced just about every emotion under the sun in the last 30 days, but in nicely balanced proportions…like a graveyard soda but…
28 Hours in Manhattan Beach, and the Real Reason I’m Addicted to Travel
A few months ago when I divulged my plans to travel around the US a bit at the end of the summer, I mentioned that I’d be spending some time in Los Angeles for the first time in years. I myself wasn’t…
I left my heart in San Francisco. Again.
My aim is to keep this post short and sweet, much like my recent visit with San Francisco. I’m finding it difficult to put into words the emotions elicited by the incredibly sunny and love-filled week I just had, so…
Summer Travel Itinerary: City-Hopping the USA
If you know me personally, you’re probably privy to the fact that I’m not exactly enamored with the good ol’ US of A–maybe I’ve only mentioned it in passing, or perhaps you’ve heard my harangue about the dissonance between my values and those of…
My Top 10 Travel Destinations
“Of all the places you’ve traveled to, which is your favorite?” Uhh, whoa, talk about a tough (and rather unspecific) question! But it’s one that has been coming up a lot lately and I’m ashamed to say I’ve never really had a good…
